- An unashamedly opinionated guide to London's very best - and most stylish - pubs London is home to over 3,500 pubs. The trouble is that 95% are awful. Dark, sweaty and tired. Says who? Says us. This small paperback tells you the only ones you should know. Whether you're after the perfect Sunday roast, great craft beer, a cozy spot to read a book, the best pint of bitter or a raucous gig, this guide highlights the capital's most exciting and, crucially, most stylish saloons in which to find it all.

London is packed with pubs, but finding a really good one is not always easy. Whether you want to relax in a garden or shelter from rain, marvel at architecture or enjoy a live act, find a convenient meeting point or a place to hide, bring your dog to the pub or stroke the resident cat, it is Herb Lester’s role to anticipate your desires and act as your guide. With 161 tried-and-tested pubs, plus a handy fold-out map of London.

Gone are the days of the stuffy, old-fashioned wine bar with its impenetrable list and stuck-up staff. Wine is the drink du jour, and the places to sample it in London are plentiful, from bars and restaurants with a seriously good selection to shops championing small-scale producers and vineyards a short train ride away. Whether you're after a silky-smooth pinot noir or a funky organic orange, this is your trusty, opinionated guide to the venues with the best vino in town. This is part of a growing series of opinionated guides which offer no-nonsense insider s advice on what to do and see in Britain.

- This is part of a growing series of opinionated guides which offer no-nonsense insider's advice on what to do and see in cities around the world This book is like a finely reduced sauce. It takes the best of our guides to the capital and tells you where to go and what to do in this vast, multicultural, chaotic city. London has pockets of wilderness complete with open-air swimming and free-roaming deer; art galleries and museums stuffed with masterpieces; restaurants serving outrageously innovative food; history at every corner; hundreds (no, thousands) of pubs and plenty to entertain overly energetic kids. Overwhelmed? Don't be. All you need to know is in this handy pocket-sized and proudly opinionated guide.